EP 2648213 B1 20141022 - Apparatus and method for the transport on a liquid
Title (en)
Apparatus and method for the transport on a liquid
Title (de)
Vorrichtung und Verfahren für den Transport einer Flüssigkeit
Title (fr)
Appareil et procédé pour le transport d'un liquide
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12163191 A 20120404
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2648213A1] The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for the transporting of substantially flat objects, wherein the transporting takes place by the use of a streaming liquid. More particularly, the invention relates to such apparatuses and methods wherein the velocity of the object can precisely be controlled. According to the invention, the apparatus for the velocity controlled horizontal transport of a substantially flat and freely moveable object (1) on a liquid comprises (i) at least one treatment surface (7) with at least one inflow region (2) having a multitude of pass-through openings (6) out of which the flat object (1) can be streamed against by a first liquid (L1), and (ii) at least one discharge region (3) preferably laterally adjoining the treatment surface's (7) at least one inflow region (2) at least at one of its sides for discharging said first liquid (L1) after provision of the inflow. The apparatus is characterized in that the treatment surface (7) is further equipped with at least one pocket (4) for the provision of a Velocity controlling liquid roller, wherein said pocket (4) has at its upstream edge an inlet (5A) through which a second liquid (L2) can be fed into said pocket (4) in the form of a liquid jet stream (8). A method for the velocity controlled horizontal transport of a substantially flat and freely moveable object (1) on a liquid is also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
H01L 21/677 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01L 21/67784 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2648213 A1 20131009; EP 2648213 B1 20141022; TW 201411766 A 20140316; TW I562268 B 20161211; WO 2013149805 A1 20131010
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12163191 A 20120404; EP 2013055351 W 20130315; TW 102111174 A 20130328